Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station
Braidwood Generating Station is located in Will County in northeastern Illinois, U.S. The nuclear power plant serves Chicago and northern Illinois with electricity.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Godley and Braidwood.
Godley
Village
Godley is a village in Grundy and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 566 at the 2020 census.
Braidwood
Village
Braidwood is a city in Will and Grundy counties, Illinois, United States, approximately 53 miles southwest of Chicago and 18 miles south of Joliet. The population was 6,191 at the 2010 census. Braidwood is situated 1½ miles northeast of Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station.
Braceville
Village
Braceville is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, with a portion in Will County. The population was 724 at the 2020 census. Braceville is situated 2 miles southwest of Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station.
Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: Nuclear power station located in Will County, Illinois, United States
- Categories: nuclear power plant and industry
- Location: Reed Township, Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.2437° or 41° 14′ 37″ northLongitude
-88.2292° or 88° 13′ 45″ westElevation
640 feet (195 metres)Inception
July 1988Operator
Exelon NuclearOpen location code
86HH6QVC+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 26206102OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محطة برايدوود للطاقة النووية”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Braidwood”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Braidwood”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Braidwood”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Braidwood”
- Japanese: “ブレイドウッド原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Braidwood kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Braidwood kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС Брэйдвуд”
- Spanish: “Central nuclear de Braidwood”
- Swedish: “Braidwood Clean Energy Center”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Брейдвуд”
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